Uttaradit Food
Best Eats in Town + Laplae

🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026

Uttaradit and the district of Laplae are a pair you can eat your way through all day. The town itself has long-running spots for khao man kai (chicken rice), noodles and leng (pork blood and bone soup), while Laplae — about 8 kilometres out — is the home of khao pan phak and mi pan, local dishes you'll barely find sold anywhere else. We've sorted everything into sections so it's easy to plan your eating around your trip.

The dishes Laplae is known for

If you only eat one Laplae thing, make it khao pan phak. They spread a thin batter over a cloth stretched across a steaming pot, and once it sets they lay vegetables on top and roll it up, then ladle over broth or a house sauce. Mi pan is similar — a thin sheet wrapped around white noodles tossed with fish sauce, chilli flakes and lime. Light, fresh, and a hit with the health-conscious crowd.

• Original khao pan phak — pure veggie rolls in a clear broth, easy to eat and the most traditional version.
• Yen ta fo khao pan phak — drenched in pink yen ta fo broth, that sweet-sour balance that everyone ends up ordering.
• Khao pan phak with red pork / braised beef — add roast pork or stewed beef when you want something more filling.
• Mi pan — noodle salad wrapped in batter, lightly sour and spicy, the kind of thing you keep nibbling at.

Spots where the locals actually eat

Picked from places with a steady stream of real reviews on Wongnai and word of mouth from locals, mixing Laplae shops with spots in town and ordered so you can eat your way along the route. Prices are rough ranges and may shift with the menu and seasonal ingredients.

Northern food and local spreads

Uttaradit sits on the seam between the lower North and the central plains, so its food carries a Northern accent with a central touch. If you want a serious Northern spread, places like Lam Lam Laplae and Hom Mali cover the lot — from nam prik num (young green chilli dip) and kaep mu (crispy pork rind) to seasonal local curries. The special thing here is the dishes that cook Laplae durian into savoury food, which is hard to find anywhere else.

• Chicken massaman with Laplae durian — native durian goes into the curry for a sweet, rich local twist; only a few shops do it.
• Stir-fried hed phaw curry — a rainy-season dish; fresh earthball mushrooms, crisp outside and soft within.
• Nam prik & steamed-veg spread — nam prik num and nam prik ong eaten with local vegetables and crispy pork rind.
• Khanom jeen nam ya / nam ngiao — local rice-noodle breakfasts you'll find at markets and shops around town.

Seasonal fruit — Laplae's pride

Laplae is a genuine fruit town. The names to know are Long Laplae durian and Lin Laplae durian — small native durians weighing 1–2 kilos, with soft yellow flesh, slim seeds, a mild smell and a gentle sweetness. If strong durian odour usually puts you off, this is the one you can probably handle. Other local fruit includes langsat, hill longkong, and Huai Mun pineapple.

• Long Laplae / Lin Laplae durian — around April–August; at peak everyone buys at the Hua Dong central fruit market.
• Langsat — comes with the rainy season, sweet-tart with a thin skin.
• Hill longkong from Laplae — around September–November, deep-flavoured with plenty of flesh and a thick skin.
• Huai Mun pineapple — juicy, sweet and crisp, another local specialty.

Souvenirs to take home

If you want to buy Laplae souvenirs, there's plenty locals love to carry back — from dry goods that keep for ages to local sweets. Pick based on who they're for and how far you're travelling.

Plan a full day of eating in Uttaradit

With just one day you can do it comfortably by splitting the first half in town and the second half up in Laplae. Here's a meal-by-meal eating guide to follow.